My father-in-law came to me with a deceptively simple question that has stumped me.

He has two cameras with SD cards, but he has no computer whatsoever. He wants to view the photos on a larger screen than the camera's tiny LCD. He wants to delete unwanted photos and arrange photos into folders. Finally, he wants to store photos somewhere other than his camera (ie. doesn't want to lose them).

Important: He has no internet nor does he have the ability to get it. He's *way* out in the middle of nowhere. He doesn't have power either other than a generator, so something battery or very low power would be required.

A laptop seems overkill. I was wondering if there was a mini-pc solution? I have very limited experience with things like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc so I don't know if they'd be suitable. I'm surprised / disappointed in my self that I haven't been able to Google the answer to this :)

How about a $148 10" Android with 32Gb ram, 6.0 Lolipop, detachable keyboard, microSd, Usb port, HDMI port etc...On sale right now at WallyWorld. Bought one for travel. Did not want to bring my more expensive equipment in case of theft. Got it at Black Friday sale for $108. Battery lasts a long time. Use a cordless usb mouse sometimes and works great. It's like a touchscreen laptop with detachable keyboard but it is definitely a cheaper feel. But the quad core processor and the 10" screen makes it good for travel and I have used it many times. You can plug in a USB flash drive and view all photos and videos. I especially like the fact the keyboard acts like a case and protects the screen from scratches when jammed in my carry on bag.

I have a 64gb microSd card plugged in and have used a 64Gb USB flash drive in the USB port. I have not tried anything bigger or a usb portable hard drive. I have transferred files from the built in 32Gb to the microSd or the usb flash drive. No problems moving them around and deleting or adding files. I will try and give it a shot in the next day or 2 as well as a flash card reader. Kind of interested now if I can transfer my full size SD card using my cheap $5 card reader I have. Also never thought of straight transfer to a portable drive.

So I tried using 2 different portable drives and neither worked. Not sure if it's because they are over 1 TB or if it's a USB 3.0 issue. Most of the time I either transfer using wifi or a usb flash drive so my suggestion may not be the best fit for your needs. I do like the Chromebook suggestion but I know very little about them. Good luck.